Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0LSOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children is a special school in Brighton for ages 5 to 19. It is one of the 75 schools in Brighton and Hove. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in July 2012.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 3 July 2012, report published 6 September 2012
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 29 April 2025
Pupils are extremely positive about Hamilton Lodge. They think that it is a friendly place where they feel safe. Poor behaviour does not interfere with their learning because staff have consistently high expectations, in and outside of the classroom. The school is a nurturing environment. Pupils mostly get on with each other well, though do acknowledge that relationships can be strained on occasion. The school has a range of values that pupils and staff aspire to. Kindness sits at the heart of these. Expectations of what pupils can achieve are very high. Staff care about pupils and want them to succeed. In return, pupils care about staff. Because of this, trusting relationships are formed and pupils across all phases of the school thrive, both academically and in developing their life skills. Pupils are welcoming to visitors. They feel that they will have many happy memories when they leave the school. They revel in the challenges that events such as sports day bring. They are sad about fellow pupils who leave. Their compassion for each other shines through in a way that is difficult to put into words. This is clearly a special place to be for pupils and staff alike.
What the school should improve
- In some cases, pupils' learning pathways are not as well defined as they could be as they move through the school. Links between key stage 4 and the school's post-16 curriculum offer need to be refined further. The school needs to ensure that pupils' learning pathways are clearer, and their knowledge and skills build more consistently over time.
- The careers education provided for pupils in the secondary phase is in the early stages of development. As a result, pupils in key stages 3 and 4 do not learn about potential career opportunities as well as they might. The school should ensure that it strengthens its careers education so that all pupils have the information and experiences they need to be well prepared for their first steps into employment.
Pupil numbers and mix
18 pupils on roll, with places for 85
Schools near Hamilton Lodge School and College for Deaf Children
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downs View Special School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | 0% met the expected standard |
| Brighton and Hove Clinic School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Not published |
| The Lioncare School | 3 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| Hove Micro-School | 5 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Hill Park School | 5 miles | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 3.4 |
School details
- School type
- Non-maintained special school
- Sector
- Other
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Boarding places
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Lorraine Slee
- Phone
- 01273682362
- Address
- Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0LS
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- URN
- 114619
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.